Department of English Writing Prizes
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS:
1. ENGLISH COMPOSITION PRIZE: TBA
2. HOPTON SHORT STORY PRIZE: First prize: Tony Cook for Dishwashing Second prize: James Derek Mize for A Critics Education John F. K. Wagner for A Vending Life
3. ROBINSON ESSAY PRIZE: First prize: Lindsay Mitchell for Points Second prize: Carrie Schuber for Redemption Elizabeth Daniel for Lilith
4. SHAKESPEARE PRIZE: First prize: Katie Hartsock Honorable Mention: James Derek Mize Kimberly Moeller
5. BROWNING PRIZE: Mary E. Koch and Gayle Lynch
6. PLAYWRITING PRIZE: Brian Price for Eponymous
7. ELLISTON/STRAUSS/LANZIT PRIZE: First prize: Sara White Second prize: Holly Clark Third prize: Katie Hartsock Honorable Mention: Jordan Bernsmeier Lisa Butts
8. ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS PRIZE: First prize: Holly Clark for Can I Tell You? Honorable Mention: David Webb for RCA Jordan Bernsmeier for Spear Fishing
9. LAFCADIO HEARN JOURNALISM PRIZE: First prize: Olivia Weiner for The Naked Cowboy Second prize: Kimberly Crear for The ER of the Sky Danny Cross for Nate Boudin
10. PROFESSIONAL WRITING PRIZE: Not Awarded
11. HATFIELD SHORT STORY PRIZE: First prize: Lindsay Mitchell for Cat and Mouse Second prize: Tony Cook for Dishwashing Molly Gaudry for Monitu Moon
12. STAPLES SENIOR HONOR THESIS: TBA
13. EDWARD MILES BROWN/CARL MILLS PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING SENIOR: TBA
GRADUATE AWARDS
1. WESTHEIMER SHORT STORY PRIZE: First prize: Susan Carpenter Second prize: Kelcey Parker David Bell Honorable Mention: Molly McCaffrey
2. ELLlSTON/STRAUSS/LANZIT PRIZE: First prize: Cate Marvin Second prize: Sarah Perrier Third prize: Cynthia Ris Honorable Mention: Alli Hammond Bob Murdock
3. ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS PR1ZE: First prize: Cate Marvin for Lying My Head Off Honorable Mention: Hollynd Karapetkova for For My American Lover Cynthia Nitz Ris for Dissolution
4. PLAYWRITING PRIZE: Not Awarded
5. LAFCADIO HEARN JOURNALISM PRIZE: First prize: David Small for X Marks the Spot Second prize: Eric Lose for Living on Ohios Death Row
6. PROFESSIONAL WRITING PRIZE: TBA
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